Sixth Grade
Worksheets
Buffalo Bill
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was born in LeClaire, Iowa, in 1846. While he was still a child, his family moved to Leavenworth, Kansas. When he was only eleven years old, Cody left home to work on a wagon train crossing the Great Plains. After he made the trip several times, he tried fur trapping and gold mining. He joined the Pony Express in 1860.
After the Civil War was over, Cody scouted for the army. While he was working as a scout, he got his nickname, "Buffalo Bill", because he was such a good hunter.
Buffalo Bill's adventures in the Wild West became popular stories. Some of the stories were true, and some of the stories were tall tales. In 1872, a man wrote a book about him. This writer talked Buffalo Bill into starring in a stage show based on the book. Cody gave up his life in the West to become a stage performer for the next eleven years.
